Hay shocking machine



22, 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet l R, c S.. mc n NN N MA Nh T 1 m K.

W on Issa Nov. 24, 1931 w. K. FRANCE HAY SHOCKING MACHINE Filed sept..

Nov. 24, 1931.

W. K. FRANCE HAY SHOGKING MACHINE 'Filved sept. 22, 1928 rif-I 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. W /n/.FRA/vcs y. A TTORNEYS.

V Petei/lted Nov. 24,1931 i.

' WILBURV K FRANGE, or scorricniinirV onneon HAY'sHocKINe iriiciirirnf 'Appliatiou filed septembefeg, fiese.; serial No. 3,07*,6fslef Y' remove out hay fronrthe ground and to temporarily load it in a bin and then, Iwhen enough hay has been received in the bin to form a shock, to release the Vshock ofVV hay upon the ground. V

A further vide a device of the type describedwhich can be controlled'hy one man and whichl is continuous in ope-ration. The operator determines when to release the shock of hay from the machine. The device 1s extremely simple in construction and 1s durable and elflcient for the purpose intended.

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Other objects andV advantages will appear as Ithe specification proceeds, and the novel features will be particularly pointed outin theappended claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accom- 'i panying drawings `forming apart of this application, in Vwhich Figure l isa section along: the line 1?-1 of Figure 2; Y

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1; and

Figure .3 shows the releasingmechanism for the hay.

In carrying out Amy invention, I provide a frame 1 and mount this upon 'rear wheels 2 and steering wheels 3.A A tongue 4 connects the frame with a tractor or horses as the case maybe. The driver vsits upon a seat 5 dis- .posed at thefront of themachine and con-` trols the operation' of the device as well.

A frame carries a rakel` whose teeth are 2i and rotates three sprocket wheels AV10,11

i l and l5 respectively. 0 ried by a frame v16.

and l2 which are mounted upon shafts 13, The shafts are car-V objeot of niyinvention'is to pro-` i from the draper to the draper 8, {D'ralperS conveys the hay to 24 N vhi'chwill now-he l inclinedV downwardly and forwardly for A maar 201 disposed 'trattarsi ein fsf the drapers`7 i and 8 for transferring the hay Y pivotallysecured at 27 to thepart 25. gAfloor i 28is'pivote'd at`2 9 andlis normally heldin Yclosedpt )sition-loymeans of atriggerBO; The

the draper 7 is connected t0 a pinion 21 .that meslies-with af'pii`1i" n'2' 2.`v The latter actuates raroller`23` which cooperates with the'draper 'for removing the `liayfrointhefork Gand 'replacing it uponthe'draper; Y

portion .of the fioor disposed beneathlthe part 26 is inthe shape of a fork 31; A `Figures 2 and' 3 show two triggers 30 asbe- 1ngused,`these being connected by a'lever 32 :india link 33 tojanactuating handlzell-fdifslf i i posed "adjacent tothe driversseat `The `triggers are pivotally mountedv at and are j normallyl kept in close'd` positionI by a Spring rious parts of the device," the o peration there- Of maybe readilyillnderstoedj removing the hay and vit dumps thehay uinto lthe'bin 2li. a's 'already described; l Gravity keepsV `the y part 26V ofthel bin i Vin the "fullline position, and the triggers 30 hfoldthe bottom 28 closed. i' When a suflicicnt'amount of hay has been delivered to thebiIiQto form a shock, th-ehandle 34 is swung forAv freeing the bottom 28. NThebottoni-drops'into the dot?v tedlline-position shown-in Figure 1) *due to v the weight 'ofthe hayQ [The shock yslideso-ff from the botto1n'28 as the machine advances,

andfcauses theJ part 2 6 to swing in thedirec? tien: `rf-the dotted lines so as to; 'permit the 60 UIn like manner the roller 1.8 j'cooperateswith' throgh an are O15-A900, and it Will thereforeV slide Lover the 'topfof the-shock of hay as the latter is lowered uponlthe ground.` l

- The part 26- Wlllinstantly swing*baeltorv f normalpositionwhenfthehay is released, and ,1 Y the bott0m'28 Will be moved 'into the `:full-'line in-ga part ofthe bin,kfa"inotfable receptacle forming the'remainder'of the b in and being pivot-allysu'pported lat its top, a bottom hinged to the Aiixed memberfctohes normally l 'zol v trolled means for freeingfthe catches `from supporting ythe bottom,y and manually con-A thebottom.

position dueto'the springs 37.' Triggersf() l the' bin' is ready for another load.- VIt lWill be ly continuous in operation.

"derstoodfthatfthe lsame issnseeptible of .vari-V Vploy su'eh'lohangaesfas'may come Within the scope. ofA the .invention as claimed. A, L, Y

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, AlthoughV I have shown land one"I i v .embodimentofsmy.-inventon, t'isrtobe un'- l v` seen from this that the machine is pratiealff Y i VfonsChanges,/andjgl'reservefthenight:to emif ,'WILBUR K; @RANCE Y f i kar',

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ing bncom'prisinga semi-eylindroal iXed 1 1nember,;a semi-cylindrical movablefmember 'hinged atts top' to the Vtop lor the Vfixed member,Vv a bottom hinged to the Xedf'member, removable means for holding the bottom in position; and springs 'connecting thefbottom- V with', fthe'f-,iied `member .and beinglstrong l a /shoek' of hay .to swing the enough Lto swing tl1ebottom,when free, yinto Y closed lposition;l and `Weak enough to ypermit whenthe bottomis'rel'easedl Y Y l 3Q Alhay lshocking machlnecomprising a 1 frame movable over the ground, a bln carried "ace` of "the .grounds drapers for r`liftiligthe hay from theifork"to the lbin', rollers f coop- A erating Wthrsaidl'drapersfor- Conveying the Y v lila-ohine, a hajrshockmeans for holding thebottom Yin 1 ',tliereby, aforkdisposedadjaeent to kthe sur? rolnfthe first draper'tothe second,and manfreceived. l v

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